Indirect Procurement Operations Specialist

3 days ago

SaintLaurent, Canada CAE Inc. Full time

About This Role

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Operations
- Manage the centralized procurement inbox and triage requests to appropriate stakeholders.
- Support internal buyers with low-complexity or programmatic sourcing requests.
- Coordinate procurement process documentation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Administer and optimize the Purchasing Card (P-Card) and other decentralized buying programs in alignment with procurement policy.

Program Management
- Oversee and expand corporate procurement programs (e.g., corporate cards, decentralized tools) that fall under Procurement Operations.
- Champion business-led buying by developing frameworks, playbooks, templates, and training materials for stakeholder empowerment and risk mitigation.

KPI & Reporting
- Track, measure, and report on Procurement Operations KPIs to identify trends and support decision-making.
- Drive accountability for Spend Under Management (SUM) metrics and classification of addressable vs. non-addressable spend.
- Identify gaps in performance measurement and propose new KPIs to support continuous improvement.
- Prepare recurring and ad-hoc dashboards (e.g., PO aging, invoice receipts, open PRs, closure reports).

Customer Enablement & Process Improvement
- Partner with end-users and GPSM teams to promote adoption of tools, policies, and buying channels.
- Identify automation opportunities and support the deployment of system or workflow enhancements (e.g., PR-to-PO automation).
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Supplier Enablement, and Sourcing teams to improve Procure-to-Pay (P2P) effectiveness.

Key Competencies
- Data-Driven Insight: Translates procurement and financial data into actionable insights to inform decision-making.
- Technology & Process Enablement: Leverages ERP/procurement tools (Ariba, Oracle) and Excel/Power BI to automate and streamline processes.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Builds strong relationships with internal clients and suppliers to foster collaboration and compliance.
- Financial & Risk Awareness: Understands cost drivers, spend categories, and risk factors to guide business-led procurement.
- OneCAE Mindset: Acts as a trusted partner and cross-functional collaborator to support the broader GPSM and business objectives.

Key Relationships
- Internal: Strategic Sourcing Managers (SSMs), Finance, IT, Business Units, Supplier Enablement, Accounts Payable, Category Managers
- External: Suppliers and service providers under P-Card and corporate program initiatives

Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, or a related field.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in procurement operations, financial systems, or shared services.
- Proficient in procurement systems (Oracle, Ariba) and reporting tools (Excel, Power BI); SQL knowledge is a plus.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Curious mindset with a passion for problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Bilingual (English & French)

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Position Type

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer
- CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender indentity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by local laws._

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